Physical Deployment Topologies
This topic introduces the deployment architectures that Microsoft Commerce Server 2009 R2 supports.
Commerce Server 2009 R2 supports the following primary deployment topologies for ASP.NET or Microsoft SharePoint 2010 commerce solutions:
Single Server Deployment Topology
Single Server Deployment Topology
A single server deployment refers to a type of deployment where all Commerce Server 2009 R2 software components and SQL Server databases are installed on the same server. The Commerce Foundation is configured to run in process with the commerce application. This type of deployment is typically used for product evaluation scenarios or in development environments.
A single server deployment does not provide the security typically required for real commerce application deployments because it does not provide the possibility of establishing a security boundary between tiers like a distributed deployment model does. For a secure deployment in a production environment, the deployment should be distributed over two tiers, at a minimum, to allow for the creation of a security boundary in front of the data tier.
The Commerce Server 2009 R2 Quick Installation Guide provides scaled down instructions for installation and configuration on a single computer. You can download the current Quick Installation Guide at https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=212468.